[Xen-API] import_raw_vdi

[Jarrod Baumann <jarrod@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a large number of images for different operating systems and their 
various versions.  Needless to say, these images are quite large (>1GB).  

I have automated the process of booting new instances and part of the step is 
to issue the xapi call import_raw_vdi that specifies the VDI Reference and 
uploads the raw image via POST to import.  This process is painfully slow even 
on 1GB interfaces and I was looking for a way to POST the image gzip 
compressed.  Would this method be possible if I specified a certain HTTP Header 
(such as Content-Encoding) so a much smaller image could be sent over the wire? 
 

Any other recommendations that may correct my thinking/design are also more 
than welcome. 

Thanks,

Jarrod Baumann
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